LISA JEFFERY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director, Caribbean Division
Alicia Harris was trained by the famous Speech Coach, the late Sam Chawt in New York. Alicia teaches classes and private coaching at the Speech and Accent Academy. She works with clients in accent reduction voice and public speaking skills. Like Lisa, she is a certified Compton P-ESL (Pronunciation English as a Second Language) trainer to help adult clients improve their regional and Foreign Accents. Since 2005 she trained and coached accent modification and Public Speaking Skills in which she worked with ESL clients to improve their communication skills. Her presentations include "Improve Your Public Speaking Skills and Cultural Concepts". She believes that in ever-growing multicultural society that awareness of communication and cultural Issues especially in the area of Accent Modification improves an individual's quality of life, professional and social interactions. She is a Florida Licensed Speech Language Pathologist and has been a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) since 2001. She is the author of "Acoustical Analysis of Trinidadian Vowels". Though Alicia works with all accents and dialects, she specializes in helping Caribbean people modify their accent to standard International/American English and helps actors obtain a Caribbean accent.
Job Titles:
- Associate Coach, European Division, Athens Greece
Christiane Pohl is the former president of the Athens, Greece Toastmasters club. She is an experienced corporate executive and is trained as Coach, Time Therapist and Art of Living Teacher. She provides individual coaching sessions and seminars for personal development and successful stress management in Greece and throughout Europe. She has a diverse background with 20 years experience as a Manager in International Hotel Companies in Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, England and Greece. Christiane has the gift of being able to help people gain more clarity and focus, identify what is most important to them and enable them to change and develop. Christiane is resourceful, committed and practical with a healthy sense of humor that moves people gently out of their comfort zone. She provides coaching, seminars and Silent Retreats for Executives and Managers in Greece. Christiane is a member of the Hellenic Coaching Association, Athens Wing (Women International Networking Group) and the HAU Athens Toastmasters. For more, see Christiane's website
Job Titles:
- Accent Reduction & Speech Coach
- Speech Coach and Office Manager
Luis Reyes is an Accent Reduction & Speech Coach in Spanish and English and Office Manager of the Speech and Accent Academy. He has a Masters degree in Foreign Language Education (TESOL) and a Bachelors degree in International Relations with a minor in Political Geography from Florida International University. He has taught English as a second language in three countries: Italy, Spain, and and the US (Seattle and Miami). Luis teaches classes and coaches privately in English and Spanish to help people speak clean, neutral accents in both languages. He helps clients speak elegantly and feel more confident about the way they speak and express themselves. "We don't reduce accents, but rather, we teach you a new accent at the Speech and Accent Academy."